1 Scary Stories (Series), by Alvin Schwartz
2 Daddy’s Roommate, by Michael Willhoite
3 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou
4 The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier
5 The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain
6 Of Mice and Men, by John Steinbeck
7 Forever, by Judy Blume
8 Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson
9 Heather Has Two Mommies, by Leslea Newman
10 The Catcher in the Rye, by J.D. Salinger

I think A Clockwork Orange, tops my list, which I consider one of the great works of Christian-themed literature from the 20th Century.

Harry Potter holding the Number 1 spot (which Rowling has stated she is proud of), is another great Christian-themed work, with The Deathly Hallows being the second-best fantasy novel I've ever read. I actually started the series because my church showed a video condemning various pop-culture works as "evil" or "against God." Not only was Harry Potter included, but it was the whole reason the video had been made in the first place! (I highly doubt the authors of the video had even seen the TV shows and movies or read any of the books they so righteously condemned.) Because I believe the Christ of "come and see" wants us to make decisions for ourselves, I decided to do just that with Rowling's series, and am I ever glad I did!

Well it's a little more subtle than ardeegee makes it out to be... to Rowling's credit.

It has to do largely with the final book, and the last few chapters. I am somewhat hesitant to give away too much because it revolves around some of Harry's final actions, and the results of those actions. He is his mother's son. (Maybe another thread so no accidental spoilers? And I don't want to go too far afield this early in this thread.)

I've heard that Rowling said she didn't want to give away her religious beliefs because that would make the book too obvious. Probably would have spoiled all the fun of it being banned, too!

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Well it's a little more subtle than ardeegee makes it out to be... to Rowling's credit.

It has to do largely with the final book, and the last few chapters. I am somewhat hesitant to give away too much because it revolves around some of Harry's final actions, and the results of those actions. He is his mother's son. (Maybe another thread so no accidental spoilers? And I don't want to go too far afield this early in this thread.)

I've heard that Rowling said she didn't want to give away her religious beliefs because that would make the book too obvious. Probably would have spoiled all the fun of it being banned, too!

No contest. A Wrinkle in Time is my favourite of the lot listed by ALA.

Interesting that aside from the obvious sex books, most of them seem to be children's/YA titles. I suppose that would account for the prevalence of "unsuited for age group", considering that most of the complaints seem to have come from "Parent".

I do wonder what exactly was the "rationale" for the banning of Where's Waldo?, though. Because there's nothing in those stats tables that would not make me point and laugh so hard at the complainant.